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ZAC POSEN FOR TARGET ROCKS MY WORLD

I thought I hit the jackpot when Rodarte did their collaboration with Target and it was actually good! Seriously the best collaboration yet, but I think they just got some competition. Zac Posen for target debuts April 25th and if my eyes dont lie it looks amazing! The thing I look for is design integrity with collaborations. Is it there? By looking at it regardless of the lower price point can you feel it being essentially Rodarte or Zac? I think thats why Mullevy girls blew me away. You really felt that their vision was executed and you were buying something special. Zac Posen has managed to do the same and I cannot wait to load up on goodies.
P.S
I just saw Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Target lookbook and not so delightful. You cant win em all

PRE-FALL TRENDING

Fur is trending like crazy. I did a post a while ago about Fur vests after I bought one, and my market research revealed you should too! Another trend seems to be animal prints. Everyone from Lanvin to Giambattista Valli is using the print in their pre-fall collections. Another HUGE trend is feathers. Ahhhhhh yes. My talented friend Rami Kashou used them in his S/S collection and now im seeing them in everything from Lanvin ,Celine ( which by the way rocks my world) and Givenchy amongst others. I love how luxurious it all seems to feel. Do you think that maybe this was inspired by all the econimic hardships that we have been experencing and in turn we can look to these pieces in hopes of having something to aspire too?

PRE-FALL PICKS "GIAMBATTISTA VALLI"

CARRIE BRADSHAW LOVES HALSTON

Halston has been cleaning house and seems to have come up with a publicity stunt to reinvigorate its label. After only designing 2 collections and failing to create a buzz Marco Zanini was let go. Rachel Zoe was arsenal in the resurrection of the Halston brand and yet she failed miserably at creating the publicity they anticipated with her celebrity clients, in turn she was also let go as creative consultant.
So whats next? well for one up-and-coming London designer Marios Schwab will unveil his first collection for the house next month, and Sarah Jessica Parker has been brought on as a consultant for their Heritage line which is the company’s just-launched secondary collection that features updated archival Halston pieces at contemporary price points.
The company was bought by Harvey Weinstein’s The Weinstein Co. and Hilco Consumer Capital LLC from Neema Clothing Ltd. and its owner, James J. Ammeen, in 2007. However, the label has struggled to make in impact in the market place. So it seems in a desperate effort to create major publicity they have brought on Sarah Jessica Parker who dons a Halston dress in the Sex And The City promo pics. However, do you think that the massive publicity that is launching, in hopes of making Halston relevant, supersedes actual design merit? It seems desperate and cheap, but if they play their cards right and can back up their goods then it might prove to be exactly what they needed.

"Your only as good as the people you dress." - Roy Halston Frowick

MARGIELA, MARGIELA, MARGIELA

1stdibs.com is teaming up with vintage extraordinaire Resurrection to present 20 years of Martin Margiela 1998-2008 WHAT?!
There will be approximately 1,000 pieces available through the Marcia Berger collection.
Berger who died in 2008 was OBSESSED with Margiela and collected his designs for 2 decades. The collection includes pieces such as a 2001 vintage kid glove assembled top, a 1997 dress form top and 2007 vintage belt assembled jacket. The collection also includes accessories, shoes and other goodies.
Resurrection and 1stdibs.com are staging an exhibition of 350 key pieces which will open to the public at One Jackson Square mid February.
Apparently Marcia who passed away several years ago was also a fan of avant-garde shoes designed by the likes of Commes des Garcons, Alaia and Yohji Yamamoto, in addition to classics from her friend Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik.
OK so basically this is my long lost mother and i was adopted because we are obviously related, except for the part where I'm friends with Mr. Christian Louboutin so on and so on. Resurrection basically scored big time and you can find Marcia's closet at their store. Happy shopping

PRE-FALL PICKS "GIVENCHY"